Ted Nugent Apologizes for ‘Subhuman Mongrel’ Remark

Ted Nugent listens as President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address.

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Ted Nugent issued an apology for describing President Obama as a “subhuman mongrel,” during an interview with radio talk-show host Ben Ferguson.

When asked if he would apologize to Obama if he saw him, Nugent said he would. “I did cross the line. I do apologize – not necessarily to the President — but on behalf of much better men than myself,” he said, referring to Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott (whom Nugent joined on the campaign trail).

“I apologize for using the streetfighter terminology of ‘subhuman mongrel’ instead of just using more understandable language such as ‘violater of the Constitution,’” Nugent said.

Nugent, a conservative rocker, previously said that Obama’s re-election would “destroy America.”